The Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (CCEO), promulgated by Pope John Paul II on 18 October 1990, entered into force on 1 October 1991. Until then, the Code of Eastern Canon Law, (CICO) consisting of the four apostolic letters issued motu proprio by Pope Pius XII: Crebrae allatae (1949), Sollicitudinem nostram (1950), Postquam apostolicis litteris (1952) and Cleri sanctitati (1957) constituted the law common to all the Eastern Catholic Churches.

This book consists of an introductory article and the English version of the aforementioned four apostolic letters issued motu proprio by Pope Pius XII. The introductory article encapsulates the evolution of Eastern canon law from the very first centuries until the promulgation of the last motu proprio Cleri Sanctitati in 1957. Then the English translation of the four apostolic letters is presented in chronological order. I hope that this work will be helpful to students, teachers and scholars of Eastern canon law.

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